Both France and Singapore are mature economies, enjoying a high per capita income but reaching the limits of growth through increases in factor inputs.
DBS has partnered Singapore-based edutech firm LittleLives to digitalise payments for one in three Singapore pre-schools.
CITI is aiming to launch its digital consumer payments business in Asia and elsewhere by the first quarter of 2020, so it can ride the wave of the region's growing flows and digital ecosystems, said a senior executive of the US bank on Thursday.
THE Agency for Science, Technology and Research's (A*Star) commercialisation arm, A*ccelerate, said there has been no collaboration with fintech group Marvelstone Group, despite an agreement signed with Marvelstone late last year.
SINGAPORE'S Agency for Science, Technology and Research's (A*Star) commercialisation arm, A*ccelerate, said on Thursday there has been no collaboration with fintech group Marvelstone Group, despite an agreement signed with Marvelstone late last year.
FITCH Solutions Macro Research said 2019 will be a challenging year for the banking sector given that global outlook risks may spill over to the small and open economy of Singapore.
CITI is aiming for its new digital consumer payments business to be live in 20 markets across all regions, including Asia, by the first quarter of 2020, the US financial services giant said on Thursday.
ASSET-BASED finance (ABF) software company HPD LendScape has opened its first Asian office in Singapore.
TRUMID, a New York-based fintech startup and corporate bond trading platform, has secured fresh funding of US$60 million from investors, led by global investment firm Hillhouse Capital.
UOB expects to have half of its revenue coming from outside Singapore by 2021, up from about 40 per cent currently, saying that the market may have underestimated the network potential from its Asean exposure.